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Louis XVI-Style Mahogany and Marble-Top Secretaire Abbatant, Early 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Louis XVI-Style Mahogany and Marble-Top Secretaire Abbatant, Early 19th Century. The inset
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
H 60.25 in W 39.5 in D 18 in
19th Century French Marble-Top Secretaire Bronze Decoration Napoleon III Period
Located in Sofia, BG
drawers with red marble top. Falling cuffs and keyholes in gilded bronze.
Napoleon III period.
Measures
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires
H 51.19 in W 26.78 in D 15.36 in
1930’s kingwood inlaid Swedish marble top secretaire
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Good quality inlaid secretaire circa 1930.
Over-sailing grey marble top with canted corners
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Gustavian Cabinets
Materials
Kingwood, Walnut
19th Century, French Marble-Top Secretaire Boulle À La Reine Napoleon III
Located in Lisbon, PT
A 19th century French Louis XVI Style Lacquer and Gilded Secretaire with marble top, drop front
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
H 54.34 in W 30.71 in D 15.36 in
19th Century French Marble-Top Secretaire in Blackened Wood Napoleon III Period
Located in Sofia, BG
in the lower part. White marble top surrounded in brass decoration.
France, Napoleon III period
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
H 54.34 in W 25.6 in D 14.97 in
Fine Antique French Louis XV Marquetry Rosewood Ormolu Secretaire Abattant 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A very fine quality antique French Louis XV rosewood, marquetry, ormolu and marble topped
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
H 50 in W 26 in D 14 in
19th Century Louis XVI Style French Secretaire with Black Marble Top
Located in Houston, TX
Marble Top stands as a masterpiece of sophistication and functionality. Adorned with the elegant
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble
Vintage Hardwood Marble Topped Chrome Drop Front Secretaire Desk with Drawers
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this exquisite, tall, Rosewood with marble top and chrome
Category
20th Century Italian Art Deco Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Chrome
H 52.17 in W 30.12 in D 19.1 in
19th Century France Louis Philippe Walnut Secretaire Marble Top, 1840s
Located in Roma, RM
Beautiful French secretaire of the Louis-Philippe era, of excellent quality and quality of the
Category
Antique 1840s French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
H 59.85 in W 35.83 in D 18.12 in
19th Century Bombe Marquetry Secrétaire à Abattant, Marble Top and Bronze Mounts
Located in Miami, FL
19th century bombe marquetry secrétaire à abattant, marble top and bronze mounts.
Offered for
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 51.25 in W 27.75 in D 15 in
19th Century French Standing Secrétaire / Dry Bar with Tambour Doors, Marble Top
Located in Madrid, ES
A 19th century, French secrétaire with beautiful feathered woodwork, eucalyptus fillet inlay with
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble
H 53.15 in W 26.78 in D 13.39 in
18th Century, French Louis XVI Inlaid Wood Secretaire with Marble Top
Located in IT
18th century, French Louis XVI inlaid wood secretaire with marble top and gilt bronzes.
This
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
H 56.7 in W 39.38 in D 15.75 in
Louis XVI Style Fall Top Secretaire
Located in Belmont, MA
white marble top. In very good condition. The secretaire will be shipped from Germany, shipping costs to
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Charles X Mahogany France Secretaire Marble Top att.L.E. Lemarchand
By L. E. Lemarchand
Located in Roma, RM
Fantastic example of Secretaire Carlo X, attributed to L.E. Lemarchand (1795-1872), in mahogany
Category
Antique 1830s French Charles X Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
H 59.85 in W 35.83 in D 18.12 in
Louis XVI Fall Top Secretaire, France, 1780-1800
Located in Belmont, MA
elegant green colored ribbon marquetry. The secretaire has a rose colored marble top. The leather on the
Category
Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Kingwood, Rosewood
Early 19th Century French Mahogany, Oak & Marble Secretaire with Ormolu Mounts
Located in Middleburg, VA
Important Secretaire a Abattant, Paris, Empire, circa 1805. Mahogany on oak, marble top, ormolu
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble
H 57.75 in W 38 in D 17 in
Tesselated Black Marble Stone and Brass Inlay Secretaire by Maitland-Smith
Located in Casteren, NL
A monumental secretaire made by Maitland-Smith in the late 20th century. The whole piece was
Category
Vintage 1980s Philippine Greek Revival Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
H 86.62 in W 48.04 in D 29.14 in
French 19th Century Secretaire
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This Louis-Philippe Secretaire Desk is made of blond flamed mahogany with a Sainte-Anne marble top
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires
Materials
Marble
19th-Century Walnut Secretaire Abattant
Located in New York, NY
and a marble top, set it apart from others in its category. Understated and elegant, this is piece
Category
Antique 19th Century French Charles X Secretaires
Materials
Marble
French Empire Secrétaire á Abattant
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
. This desk has a black fossil marble top resting above a drawer, accessible with a hidden pull. Below is
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
Napoleon III Secretaire Abattant, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
section is crowned by a rectangular bleu turquin marble top, a Napoleon III frieze and pierced guilloche
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Regency Mahogany Gillows Secretaire à Abattant
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Regency fiddleback mahogany secretaire à abattant in the manor of Gillows, with a black slate top
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Secretaires
Materials
Marble
Louis Philippe Secretary with Marble Top
Located in Hudson, NY
Louis Philippe secretary with marble top.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Secretaires
French Mahogany Secretary Matching Marble Top From The 1890
Located in Lejre, DK
French secretary in mahogany with many intarsia and drawers with matching marble top from around
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XIV Secretaires
Materials
Marble
French Secretaire à Abattant, First Empire Period
Located in Montreal, Quebec
or cantilevered desk. Under the dark grey marble top is a secret, entablature drawer. A cantilevered
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Transitional 19th Century Ladies Writing Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
. Above is the original fitted white Carrara marble top framed within a fine pierced wrap-around ormolu
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
19c. French Parquetry Secretaire / Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Secretaire, having notched marble top with 3/4 pierced bronze gallery, the top drawer opens to a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
19th Century, Empire Secretaire, Mahogany Feather, Gilded Bronze
Located in PALERMO, IT
chiseled bronze, and gilded with mercury. Upper top in marble.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Empire Mahogany Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marble-Top Abattant Secretary
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Imported French Empire Flame Mahogany Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marble-Top Abattant Secretary
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Brass
H 55.5 in W 38.5 in D 17.5 in
French 19th Century Transitional St. Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
inside below a white and grey marble top.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century French Rococo Revival Marquetry Secretaire a Abattant
Located in London, GB
raised on serpentine feet that have ormolu mounts.
Topped with a lovely pink veined marble it is
Category
Antique 1850s French Rococo Revival Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Louis XVI Mahogany Secrétaire à Abattant Circa 1820, France
Located in Alexandria, VA
with brass mounts and a beautifully figured marble top. It has 3 large drawers (1 above and 2 below the
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Circa 1810 Empire Period Secretaire à Abatant
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
. Bronze dore pulls & escutcheons. Chic black marble top with white-grey figure. Great figure to the
Category
Antique 1810s French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XV Marble Top Carved Walnut Marquetry Secretary Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
is dressed with the original variegated red marble top. The cabinet has classical lines, and many
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 58.5 in W 38 in D 16.5 in
Louis XVI Style Parquetry Secrétaire, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted parquetry and marquetry fall-front Secrétaire with a marble
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
French Empire Secretaire a Abattant with Cuban Acajou Mahogany
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
, with bronze doré mounts and a gray Saint Anne marble top.
Dimensions Closed:
Height: 56.5 in. (143.51
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Sevres Mounted Secretaire Abattant Cabinet
Located in Brighton, Sussex
marble-top, classical gilded ormolu mounts of swag, ribbon and caryatid design. The fall front and sides
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Ormolu
Fine French Ormolu-Mounted Marqueterie Secretaire Abattant
Located in Rome, IT
secretaire abattant with rectangular moulded white marble top , above a frieze drawer inlaid with flower
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Secretaires
French Mid-19th Century Louis XVI St. Secrétaire in Arbalette Shape
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Varois marble top. All original patina, gilt and ormolu keyhole escutcheons.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Secretaire Napoleone III, France, 19th Century, Black
Located in Prato, IT
-pearl.
Marble top in "Fior di pesco".
Inside three drawers with leather top with golden edging
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI Style marquetry inlaid Secrétaire abattant.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality French 19th century marquetry inlaid secretair abbatant. Having a serpentine marble
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French Louis XVI Inlaid Rosewood Secretaire Abattant Desk Dresser, 1880
Located in Portland, OR
the finest rosewood and of serpentine or bombe shape, with a Carrara marble top, the locking fall
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble
H 50.5 in W 26.5 in D 13.5 in
Rare French Marquetry and Gilt Bronze Secretaire with Architecture Scenes
Located in London, GB
paterae at the angles, and over, a three quarter baluster gallery enclosing a Carrara marble top. One
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
French Ormolu-Mounted Marqueterie Secretaire Abattant, Cabinet, 1775
Located in Rome, IT
secretaire abattant with rectangular moulded white marble top, above a frieze drawer inlaid with flower heads
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 55.91 in W 37.01 in D 15.75 in
Louis XVI Style Parquetry, Gilt-Bronze and Lacquer Mounted Petit Secretaire Cabi
By Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
gallery inset with a grey marble top above a lambrequin frieze and a parquetry inlaid case, inset with
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
H 39.77 in W 25.6 in D 12.6 in
19th Century French Empire desk Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
top of a gray marble top, this originally belongs to the desk.
The interior of this desk is surprising
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Louis XV Style French Marquetry and Bronze Ladies Secretaire Chest
Located in Darmstadt, DE
applications, inside with black leather pad, on top with marble top. In very good restored with shellac hand
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 50.2 in W 25.99 in D 13 in
Antique Empire Style Secretary with Brass and Marble Top mahogany veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
-embossed leather inset, behind it richly divided secretaire division. Cover plate of green marble with grey
Category
20th Century French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
H 64.97 in W 27.56 in D 15.75 in
Large Secretaire With Flap In Marquetry, Late 19th Century
By Jean-François Oeben
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
shelves.
It is surmounted by a gray marble top
Good general condition, some chips, scratches on the
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
French Ormolu-Mounted Secrétaire À Abattant by Millet
Located in London, GB
The brèche d'Alep marble top above a long frieze drawer, the hinged fall front with gilt-tooled
Category
Antique 19th Century French Secretaires
Materials
Fruitwood, Tulipwood
Louis XVI Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Secretaire Stamped Sotto
Located in Kittery Point, ME
With a canted white marble rectangular top with a three-quarter pierced gallery above a frieze
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Secrétaire À Abattant
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
veneers with radiating figured panels. The inset pink veined marble top is surrounded by a gilt-bronze
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Ormolu
20th Century French Louis XV Walnut Marquetry Secretary Chest with Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
is topped with a black marble top. The cabinet has classical and straight lines, and many useful
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
H 55 in W 25 in D 15.5 in
Secrétaire Cabinet by Maison Vervelle Audot Successeur, circa 1860
By Maison Vervelle Audot Successeur
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A gilt bronze-mounted Secrétaire cabinet with a marble top by Maison Vervelle Audot Successeur
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
French Empire Mahogany Drop Front Secretary "Secrétaire à Abattant"
Located in Tarry Town, NY
marble top. The secretary features two front side columns with bronze mounts detail with three pull
Category
Antique 1810s French Empire Secretaires
Materials
Brass
French Napoleon III Ebonized Secrétaire with Inlaid Brass, circa 1860
Located in Staffordshire, GB
marble top and features throughout as a delicate inlay,
Sourced from Paris, comes with two working keys
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Brass
H 52.76 in W 28.75 in D 14.97 in
Fine Italian 18th Century Ormolu-Mounted Parquetry Secretaire a Abattant
Located in Rome, IT
marble top.
Measures: cm. 170 x 105 x 46.
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 66.93 in W 41.34 in D 18.12 in
Louis XVI Secretaire, Waxed Polished Mahogany Veneer, 18th Century
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
A delightful Louis XVI secretary, built in oak and polished mahogany veneer, it is topped with a
Category
Antique 18th Century French Directoire Secretaires
Materials
Mahogany
Secretaire Dit De Dame - Stamp: Romain Magniant - Period: XIXth Century
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
Italian Carrara white marble plaque on top.
Restored in our workshops. Varnished finish. Locks and keys
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 46.46 in W 25.6 in D 13.39 in
Secretaire "À Abattant" Signed Hyppolyte-Edme Pretot, Paris, 19th Century
By Hippolyte-Edme Pretot
Located in Madrid, ES
, France, 19th century.
Secretaire with top cover in marble veined marble and rectangular plant, with a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Secretaires
Materials
Bronze
H 42.92 in W 31.5 in D 17.33 in
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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the marble top secretaire you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A marble top secretaire — often made from wood, stone and marble — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect marble top secretaire — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A marble top secretaire is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Louis XVI, Louis XV and Empire styles are sought with frequency.
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Finding the Right secretaires for You
Your antique, new or vintage secretary desk has become the (chic) saving grace of the "new normal" at home.
Simply put, a secretary desk is a multifunctional piece of furniture with a hinged writing surface that folds open or drops down. When the leaf is folded out, small inner storage compartments — pigeonholes, cubbies, recesses or drawers — are revealed.
Traditionally, a secretary is composed of two parts — a chest of drawers on the bottom and a cabinet with shelves on the top. Taking its name from the French word for the piece, secrétaire, the secretary desk dates back to the 18th century, when Paris-based cabinetmaker Jean-François Oeben, known for his exquisite marquetry and clever mechanical desks, is thought to have invented the secrétaire à abbattant, or drop-leaf desk.
While the defining drop-down feature of the secretary desk has remained constant, the materials used, as well as its configuration, size and style have evolved over time.
At first, secretaries were typically made from exotic woods, like rosewood, tulipwood and kingwood; later, hardwoods like cherry, maple, oak and mahogany were more common. The desks also became lighter, with space carved out of the lower half for the writer’s feet or with drawers replaced by legs — making them more table-like.
When open, the secretary is a dynamic, versatile Wunderkammer. When closed, it’s a sophisticated, space-saving piece of furniture.
“A fine secretary with a good provenance adds stature and credence to its owner — it is a cornerstone piece,” says antiques dealer Stanley Weiss, who specializes in 18th- and 19th-century English and American furniture. “In this disposable world, fine furniture is always passed on and speaks to who its owner is.”
No matter what style or period you choose, and no matter how you decide to use it, the timeless, flexible secretary desk is bound to become an indispensable part of your daily routine.
Browse a range of antique and vintage secretary desks on 1stDibs, including mid-century modern secretaires, Georgian secretaires and others.
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